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#FFEF8A

#ffef8a ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffef8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 93.73% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 45.88% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 51.79°, with 100% saturation and 77.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.8483

Complementary

  1. #ffef8a
  2. #8a9aff

Split complementary

  1. #ffef8a
  2. #8ad5ff
  3. #b48aff

Analogous

  1. #ffb48a
  2. #ffef8a
  3. #d5ff8a

Triadic

  1. #ffef8a
  2. #8affef
  3. #ef8aff

Tetradic

  1. #ffef8a
  2. #9aff8a
  3. #8a9aff
  4. #ef8aff

Square

  1. #ffef8a
  2. #8affb4
  3. #8a9aff
  4. #ff8ad5

Monochromatic

  1. #f0cf00
  2. #ffe53e
  3. #ffef8a
  4. #fff9d7
  5. #fffceb

Shades

#ffef8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffef8a
  2. #e6d77c
  3. #ccbf6e
  4. #b3a761
  5. #998f53
  6. #807845
  7. #666037
  8. #4d4829
  9. #33301c
  10. #1a180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffef8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffef8a
  2. #fff196
  3. #fff2a1
  4. #fff4ad
  5. #fff5b9
  6. #fff7c5
  7. #fff9d0
  8. #fffadc
  9. #fffce8
  10. #fffdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffef8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffef8a
  2. #f2e489
  3. #e6d988
  4. #d9ce87
  5. #ccc386
  6. #c0b885
  7. #b3ac84
  8. #a6a183
  9. #999682
  10. #8d8b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ededed ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f5eecd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe982 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fff08e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffe2d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffec85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #fff08d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe7bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffef8a {
  color: #ffef8a;
}
Background
.bg-ffef8a {
  background-color: #ffef8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffef8a {
  border: 2px solid #ffef8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffef8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 239 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 100% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffef8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffef8a, #d5ff8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffef8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 239 138 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.05 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.30 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.35 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.36 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.71 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.31 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.43 #001075 Inverted #ededed Grayscale 

Khaki
#ffef8a  rgb(255, 239, 138)  hsl(52, 100%, 77%)  Khaki
#8a9aff  rgb(138, 154, 255)  hsl(232, 100%, 77%)  Cornflower Blue
#8affef  rgb(138, 255, 239)  hsl(172, 100%, 77%)  Turquoise Blue
#ef8aff  rgb(239, 138, 255)  hsl(292, 100%, 77%)  Violet